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!t '! ; ~: ,' T H S tj N-. LoNnoN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1808. astonishing successes of his ( - )us brother. mete is not oiie word. MAILS. ARILIv En— t Coruroil, in, 2. Waterford. tt —1 Gotteriburgh, PRICE OF STOCKS THIS 1).4Y A r TWEL - VE O'CLOCK. Consols Omniuin - - 1101.111.1 QUI3 DIGZAZ lALSUM AUDIAT B;- the Townshend, which has arrived at Plymouth from Corunna, we have received the Corunna Ga zette of the 3 tat ult. The intelligence which it contains is not of a later date than that which reach ed us yesterday, but it corroborates in every essen tial particular the accounts contained in the Oviedo Gazette. We mentioned yester4 y that MONCEY's Army was supposed to amount to about 18,000 men, and the Corunna Gazette estimates his force ar nearly the same number ; - but all accounts agree in the main fad, that it has been defeated, and that it suffered so much by the determined ven geance of the Spaniards, that it was reduced to less than a thousand, who found safety only in flight; and who, as We' yesterday stated, effeEted a jun&iou with General PEER The French troops stationed at Barcelona, ,which, according to report, were at first about i 5,00 men, have suffered so much in the different contests in which they have been en gaged, that by the last accounts they hardly exceeded 8000. These troops - aced upon the true, principle of the new order ef French soldiers, and had made predatory excursidns to various •place.se and had plundered the inhabitants of several towns; but they were stopped in their career by a .strong corps of patriotic- Spaniards; and suffia-ed so much, that many of them found it necessary to surrender their arms, and others sought refuge in Barcelon,a_ That place was so effedually blockaded, that it was expeded to hold out but a very short time. DUPONT was in so critical a situation, that it was thought be would hardly venture to oppose the powerful. forCe that was on the eve of such an attack as must completely have destroyed him and his Army, if he did not escape the determined zeal of the Spaniards by a timely sur render. He wa;i reduced to the last extremity with re sped to provisions, &c. Gen. CASTANOS, who had re solved on the attack on the day after the last dispatches came away, is an officer of very great merit, of the most undaunted courage, loyal and patriotic, but not rash. We have, therefore, full reason to - rely on his lodgment, as well as his ardour is the cause of his King and Country. We have reason to be lieve, notwithstanding all the pompous accounts of the intended progress of. Don JosEPH to Madrid, that the a; my near that city is not in a much more favourable situation than that of DUPONT. MURAT, we know, has left that capital, and his army had begun to fear that its retreat would be cut off, and it was thought would avail itself of the first oppor tunity to escape into France. .The last accounts re•peaing Saragossa are not less favourable to the :4 lorious cause in which the Spa niards have so nobly engaged. The last efforts of the French took place on the 4th ult. when they were driven from their post - , and so completely' routed, that, according to the Journal which con- tain4 the account, all their ,Officers were killed, their infantry nearly annihilated, and their cavalry reduced to thirteen buses, Such are the cheering accounts from a Country which was threatened with slaiery, and the odium of being obliged to live under the disarAceful dominion of a low-born Usurper, who would never have risen into notice if he had not bean elevated by the unparalleled crimes and it has beeii asserted in a Morning Paper, Avhicli seems determined never to give credit to the intel-; ligence from Spain, whether it be favourable or un- fat ourable, that the successes of the Spaniards . are very much exaggerated ; and we, in common with some of (:ur Contemporaries, are censured for adolit ing them. If is possible that there may be some _ . exaggennions in these accounts, taut that they are in substance trt:w, we have not the smallest doubt. That the French have not obiaibed any success, we have the most indisputable evidence,' the si- knee of the French and Dutch, Pkipers. They announcrd some time ago, with great pomp,- the progrtss of General DuroNr, the'vlaories of LE- FEBVRE, the intended attack upon Sarazessa . , &c. &c. from ,what cause did it happen that all on a sud- den they ceased to give us any' details of the opera- Cons in Spain, or at least only faVoured us with a journal , of King Jo.Erti's journey from Bayonne to St. Sebastian, to Vittoria, and Burgos, and of his _ . being waited upon by a deputation at one place, and serenaded at another ? But of military operation,: The last accounts from Bayonne are of the lit!►, hut they do hot give the ehghtest hint regp.ealog the resuit of the attack ou Saragossa, which we . were told from:authority. was to take place ou the sth ult, But while we conceive it to he our dutyto fore our Readers the details contained in the Spa nish Papers, and to ,state our reasons fcr believ ing them to be substantially true, we think it right to state the reports of an opposita tendency which have reached us. It is stated i❑ same of the private accounts from Corunna, that OrFONT had received a reinfhrcement of 8,000 men . (probably the corps under Gen. FRERE) but that Gen. CASTANOS still' persisted in his intention of attacking. We are however induced, frotn the date when this junction is said to have taken place, to entertain strong doubts of the truth of the fact. The rein forcement is said, according to one account, to have joined DUPONT on the 29th June; and, according to another, on the Ist July : now the last dispatches from General CASTANOS to the Junta at Seville are dated the 11th July; and if so important an -event had taken place, of course he would have mentioned it. Lord COLLINGWOOD'S dispatches are dated the 17th July, and no such intelligence had reached his Lordship, and it appears to us highly improbable that if 8000 men had joined DUPONT on the 29th June, or the t st July, it should not have been known in Cadiz on the 17th. Another report which had reached Corunna was, that Marshal BESSIERES had advanced towards Zainera, with the intention, as it was supposed, of entering Portugal. THE Evedition under General ANSTRUTHER, which saile.l from Plymouth on Sunday, was com pelled by contrary winds to put back again : the wind however becoming favourable, it put to se4 again on Tuesday morning. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived in town from Windsor, and was received at the Cln::.en's Palace by the Duke of YoRK. At two o'clock his MAJESTY had a private Levee, which was attended by— . The .Lurd Chancellor, Lord Hawkesbury, the Duke of Portland, Earl Camden, Earl Chatham, Lord Cactlerea4h, Lord Mulgrave, Lord Heathfield (Gold Stick), Lords Boston and Herbert (Grooms in Waiting), Sir S. Con ren,'anu Messrs. Perceval and Canning. The following had the honour of being presented t4D his MAJESTY. • Captain Selby, R. N. on his return from the Capture of Marygaiante and Deseada, in th;.• %Vest Indies. General Dyott (who brought the important dispatches on Tuesday) on his promotion. His MAJESTY afterwards held a Privy Council, gave audience to the Duke of PORTLAND, and the rest of the Cabinet Ministers, and left town for WindsQr at five o'clock. His MAJESTY appeared cheerful, and in remark able good health. A passenger who has just arrived from Memel, states, that the French are making the most severe esaaions in Holstein. The soldiery carry off the live stock of the farmers without reserve or ceremony. No payment is offered, or even promised. Such is - stated to be the conduCt of the French in a country which they entered as allies. The subjects of Den mark murmur loudly, and these inurontrs reach the Government, which, perhaps, thinks it rather too hazardous to echo them, lest it should provoke the farther revenge of BUONAPARi"E, who must patron ize his soldiery, for he knows well the great motive of their adherence to his cause, is the spoil which he permits them to make in every country they enter. It is mentioned in some Letters from Stockholm, of the date of the 21st ult. that positive information bad been received there that the French were eva cuating Swedish Pomerania, and marching towards Silesia. They bad removed all the ammunition from the different fortresses - which they occupied, and it was expected that orders vvoulfl be issued to dismantle 4. hem. This intelligence is rather proba• We. It is no secret that BUONAPARTE has taken offence at the tone which Austria has of late assum ed ; an.! it is consonant with his usual policy to pre• pare his means of attack before he resorts to that. decisive species of remonstrance which few, if any,, of the Continental Cabinets, we fear, will' hear without trembling. We are sorry to learn, from some Letters recei ve d frOm Petersburgh, that th e plgue has broke out in the Southern provinces of Russia, that: it has al , ready:committed dreadful devastation, and was ra pidly spreading. They also mention that an epide mical disorder, but - fortunattly not of so malignant a nature, has shown itself in ,Livdnia and Courland, and carried off a number of the inhabitants. The Packet Boat to the Mediterranean will be dis patched in future every three weeks, instead of once a month, as at present : and the Mails Will be made up during the present year accordingly, on Tuesday, the 23d instant, lath September, 4th - and 2.5t1t06t0 ber, 15th November, and 6th and 27th December. The PacliQt Boats from Falmouth on the Saturdays following. INotA7Hou - st , .. , —Yesterday a, Court of Dire&Ors was held, when the f o ll ow i ng Coruinanders 't oo k leave of ti k e previ.ous to departing for their respeclive clewtinatip t A, viz. For Madras and Bengal—Captains H. .P. Tremrnheere, Asia; T. (ones, Walthamstow ; H. Hughes, l'ottenham i. J. Jameson, General Stuart ; G. Simpson, U n i o n.' For Madeira, Madras,' and Bengal—Captains T. M'Tag gart, Ocean ; auck I: Hay, Sir Stephen Lushington. For Bombay dired—Captain Norinaud, Devaynes. .The Conn adjourned at six o'clock till Wakes . - -•- day next. The -Princess of WALES visits Kensington Palace three or tOur times a week, to insped - the altera tions and iMprovemehts going on there for the re sidence oilier Royal aghness. There are between 6u and men now employed in the Palace, and they are going on - with the works with all pos s ible dispatch. The Command?r- in Chief has given leave for a proportion of the - Army to assist in getti ng i n t h e harvest ; consequence of which, all field days and exercise are for the present suspended, but will be again resumed in September. - SPANISH ,PAPER S CORLINNA GAZETTE, jut.Y 30. From Toledo they write, that General MONCgY had passed through Cudnea, with 8000 inert, as some say for Valeacia, and as others say for Sara- gossa. We yesterday inserted accounts relating to this last point, in conformity with four attested letters received from Madrid, which were shewn to us, and it appears, on the 'whole, that there is no room to doubt the complete dispersion of from 16 to 17,000 Frenchmen at Il Lamberto.—(There are two places of this name, one a league distant from Saragossa; the other a san6luary and farms, three leagues from Kausta, which is eight from Saragossa.) The accounts from Madrid state, that MURAT is apparently taking measures to fortify himself at Buon-Retiro ; but that in reality he is preparing to fly into France ; but if that movement has not al ready been executed, it is for fear of being cut off in the retreat. VILLANOVA DE GILTEN, JUNE 25.-4 French corps consisting of 9000 infantry and cavalry, and a proportionate number of artillery, after having pass ed from Barcelona to Farragon, and fallen back to assist another corps, which 'attempted to enter Mautesa, was obliged to give up its objeft„ the first corps also failing of its purpose, great loss having been sustained on both sides. The following day the enemy marched for the fort of Muntgat, sold to them by treason, and passed on to Mataro, where, after a considerable stay, they destroyed some houses, giving seven hours plunder, and imposing a contribution of 8000 pair of shoes. They then proceeded to Auns and Catipt„ and there also they imposed a contributiOn of three thousand pair of shoes. The miserable town of Calliga they mulded in 4000 piastres. They then went on to Giulia and a place called Granatog el Suio, where they had a rencontre with our troops, who obliged them to retreat, after having suffered a considerable lois in killed and wounded, the greater part of those who remained having laid down their arms. The artil lery, the cars of provisions, ammunition, and money, remained at that place. In their retreat they did not retain their usual haughtiness of manner, nor did they hold their heads so high as before; the wounded entered Barcelona without inconvenience, and the survivors entered the city in like manner.— It is presumed, that there are in the city, of 15,000 men who composed the army of observation of the Eastern Pyrenees, 8000 remaining, and the greater part of those are wounded almost incurably, inso much that six or eight died daily. Alan) , repGrts are circulated about what is pass ing in Madrid, the Sierra Morena, and Arragon, ; but as no regulai: courier arrives, we know not the truth of any of these stories. PANIPELUNA, JULY is stated that another a&ion has taken place in Arragon, on the 26th or 2 th , with great slaughter on both sides. No thing more was know-ri, except that the Arragonese puriued the Enemy as beasts and not as men. MURCIA, JuLY.2.--The attack on Valencia, by General MONCEY, terminated yesterday. Onlyl 200 men escaped. Fifteen hundred remain prisoners in the Castle and the gallies of Carthagena. MONCEY remained prisoner in Valencia . . This city is safe from the surprise .of seven thousand Frenchmen„ who came from the vicinity of Albaceta, at the same time. that LLAMAS and CEP.BELLOS, with more than 30,000 men, were pursuing the rear-guard of the French. There were 7,000 men in the last rein forcement sent to this General, and they found thei r graves at Valrucia. MADRID, JULY 16.—A thousand reports are cit. culated respeCling the rencontres that have taken place in the plains and towps of Valencia, Arragon, and Andalusia, and in other places. The newspa pers here areall under restraint, and they publish no thing that is true. BENEVENTO, JULY 24.—The greater part of the army of Caslile - has passed, to reinforce the army of Asturias. VILLAPARA, JULY 25.—Since the last encounter, •we remain in expeetation of another, which will be more fortunate; and from the excellent disposition s our General has taken, we have the most sanguine hopes. We have plentiful supplies, and the best we.*ant nothing, and, we are in the best conditin. ASTORGA,VITLY 26.—The army of GaliCia, divid ed, as it is fit it should be, into a number of,distriats, closely connected, occupies the same points as be fore; and every man is incited and determined more add more, by the hopes_ and assurances England-liud given of such pecuniary aid as we owe to the gene rosity of Ragland, and to all the cities and towns of our good kingdom of Galicia, in its continued gifts, and aid of every description. JOURNAL OF THE ATTACKS ON SARAGOSSA. • AREAGON, JUNE 26.—Since the 23d, when the .French suffered great loss, General LEFEBvRE has retired to Epila. He was attacked there by the ,Marquis DE LAGAN and a large force . of Arranne -- % and he would have been totally defeated, bin for flight of two divisions of Peasants. He lost, however, • 1000 men. ; JUNE 27.—General VERMER arrived to reinforc e . the enemy with about 2400 men, cavalry and 1.0 - fantry, and some Portuguese. - They attacked Sara' ; gossa and Monte Terrero. They were repulsed with the loss of eight hundred men killed, a great num ( ' ber wounded, six pieces of artillery;five cars. of munition, drums, musical instruments, ecc. loss on our side was much less. An express arrived with intelligence of the approach of 7000 Valencianir with 26 pieces of cannon. These troops were or' dered to remain on reserve and concealment, to in on the enemy the next day when engaged. JUNE 28.—The enemy renewed the attack in the morning on Torrero and the city, but were bravell .repulsed, losing nearly the whole of their cavalry' and much of their infantry. At Torrero some ill' jury waS suffered by the retreat of the artiflerP through the treachery of the Commander. The W.. teries thus became silent at the west interesting time. The Valencians arrived, though rather lota, but they could not dislodge the enemy from Torrero , From thence the city was battered, and in the night -a powder magazine exploded; 'by which fourteeU houses' were destroyed and about two hundred per' sons killed. At this inoment"the enemy presented themselves in three places, hoping to he able to . enter, and the column which attempted the entrance Of Overtamaqueda, in front of the povi:dir magazine, was totally destroyed. It was resolved, that all the French resident at Arragon, with their families/ should be made prisoners. JUNE 29.-•---The Commandant of Artillery, who sold the batteries of Torrero, was drummed out an 4 shot. A person was hanged who was dete&ed tolC . ing letters to Mvaar, informing him that the dire gates were sold. This day the enemy were beat 3 0 usual. JUNE 30.—The fire was continued with great 1050 to the French. Jut. v I.—The fire was continued, and did not cease till IQ in the morning, being 3(i hours withoo interruption. Many of the enemy fell, and a greitg numher or cars collected for the wounded. JULY 2.—The taking • of prisoners and the bolt' bardment followed. Three shells fell in the Pilau, bat did no damage worthy, of notice, nelther did of other that fell in the .city. JULY 3.—From morning till night the fire dal not cease. Qur troops spewed great ardour. 4.---Yesterday WOrrero Was reconquelo4 The French . lost all their officers. Their cavalci was reduced, to thirteen horses, and the iilfantrf completely ruined. JULY s.—We have learned that the ..wounded could not ba accommodated, in the Convents 91 Guard-house - 4 at Tudela, and that they were re' Moved in cars to Pampeluna. Of two, Captains of * artillery who were wounded, one is, dead. Thirtf, Chasseurs who ware in search of krovisions, were. disarmed at Tiusto. PROCLAMATION, Oviedo, lull 17, 2808. SPANIARDS The Tyrant of France temporiZO with you, to increase the number of his slaves. Hit ambition, his absurd confidence, increased by the 'intrige,.., of a Vizier, and by those of a weak and. perfidieus Court, 'led to the project of the arrest - of our august Monarch; that he might obtain possession of these domi n i ons and what tricks an d a b om i nv . imps were not employed to deceive our young Prince, and to force him into ignominious slavery ! When he sought to..promote the prosperity of his people,. and i he happiness of his beloved vassals, he met with 'opprobrium, sacrilegious treachery, the, ruin of his subjects, a criminal compact written in characters of blood by parricides and traitors, a thousand enor mities of which Nero was incapable, all which were • deliberately concerted with a haughty Vandal, who - meditated our destruaion. Oh atrocious violation of the righti of society ! Generous Charles ! Thou who didst dedicate thy best days, those days which thou owedst .to the well-being of thy people, in puira" suing the wild beasts of thy forests, tell us. amongst this.savage race, thou bast found any so ferocious as the horrid monster to whom th ou 'last thoughtlessly sacrificed an innocent family, and a faithful nation worthy the best affedions of their Sovereign. " By such infernal artifice, Napoleon already reckoned among his treasures the massive gold of I rSpain, and of her Indies; as if it were as easy to vanquish•a -people, as to seduce. Kings, and to cor rupt Courtiers. But he is deceived, and most etiec. dually is -he cheated by those Who are conversant in .the arts of deception. He has forgotten that we are both freemen and Spaniards since the I gth of March; a day of as much exultation to Spain, as it was of 'terror and alarm to the black eagles which presumed to fix their talons on the gates of our capital. _Happy day, which you have converted to the desolation of your enemies ! Look, Oh Spain ! down the hortioie precipice that pertidy has excavated, and xemember the exalted .happiness and the immortal renown' your enemies have prepared for you. • "3 Yes; Spain, with the enemies of liberty, has co ctn with _France debilitated by siavely., If she remain firm and constant, Spain win triukoph. whole people is more powerful than disoi r noed armies. l'hoSe_ who unite to maintain the touvetAl ence of. their Country, - mast triumph ores t Spain will inevitatny conquer in a cauie the most just that has ever raised the deadly weapon of war;